I first joined here in the fall of 2010 when I was going to foster a Cane Corso. I ended up fostering him for about two weeks, named him Baloo, and was in love with him until he bit my daughter in the face. It was a jealousy thing; my daughter was talking to her daddy, and Baloo tried to push between him and her and when she wouldn't move, he reached up and bit her under the chin. Needless to say, he was put to sleep. I run a no-tolerance home when it comes to a biting dog.
In February, another Corso came into the kill shelter. I went to meet her, and her personality was completely different than Baloo's. She is a very happy girl who wants nothing more than to crawl in your lap! I ended up adopting her, and while we've had our ups and downs with behavior/manners, she's been a complete dream around me and my daughter. Her name is Alice, btw, and she's approx. 2 years old. She's small for a Corso, or so I've been told, and her color is all black with just a tiny bit of brindling. She gets to meet Daddy in about a week when he comes home for R&R.
On that note, I'm a little worried about that. She's never offered to bite anyone or act aggressive, even at the vet's. But since I got her, I've noticed that she is pretty timid around men. I don't know if a man was cruel to her or what, but my brother-in-law came over the other day and just him walking in had her scrambling to hide in my room. She wouldn't come out the entire time...just peeked around the corner, and whenever he looked her way, she'd dash back in the room. So, I'm a little worried for when hubby gets home. I've already told him to have patience with her and let her approach him so as not to freak her out, and not to coddle her when she acts scared so he doesn't reinforce the behavior. Is there anything I can do, other than have her around as many men as I can, that would help her with confidence?
It's good to be on here again.
